Assistant Professor-Pediatric Cardiology

he University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), Division of Pediatric Cardiology, is seeking full-time, non-tenure track, clinician-educator or clinician-scientist faculty position (Assistant Professor rank). Academic rank at the time of appointment shall be commensurate with experience and credentials. 

The primary role for this position contributes to the clinical, research, educational, and/or service mission of the Division of Pediatric Cardiology. Primary responsibilities involve the inpatient and outpatient management of patients with cardiovascular disease.  

• Clinical Care (85% effort): Providing direct clinical and clinical administrative Cardiology services in Memphis and one outreach area a week (Jonesboro, AR). 
• Education and Training (5% effort): Responsibilities include training students and professional trainees (both in Pediatrics and in other professions in an interdisciplinary graduate level training program), and supervision of students/trainees in the context of Pediatric Cardiology programs. 
• Service (5% effort): The Department is supportive of community leadership and advocacy roles.
• Research and Academics (5% effort): The Department is supportive of contributions to scholarly activity, including research. Should research effort be pursued, successful acquisition of funding would allow increased time and protected effort for research and related academic activities as appropriate for the position. Other academic obligations include participation in department and division teaching conferences and serving on hospital and university committees as directed by the Chair of Pediatrics or Division Chief of Pediatric Cardiology.

EDUCATION: Requires an MBBS, M.D. or D.O. or equivalent degree. 

LICENSES: The applicant should be licensed or license-eligible in Tennessee as a Physician, Health Service Provider and will be expected to be board-certified by the American Board of Pediatrics within 3 years.

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THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER 

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center is the flagship statewide, public, academic health institution in Tennessee. Founded in 1911, the mission of the University of Tennessee Health Science is to improve the health and well-being of Tennesseans and the global community by fostering integrated, collaborative, and inclusive education, research, scientific discovery, clinical care, and public service. Employing more than 4,600 people on its faculty, staff, and not-for-profit corporation faculty practice groups, and with more than 3,200 students across the state, UTHSC contributes $4 billion to the economy of Tennessee.

Part of the University of Tennessee System, the Health Science Center is headquartered in Memphis and includes all six of UT's doctoral-degree-granting health science colleges -- Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing, Graduate Health Sciences, and Health Professions. UTHSC spans the state with its four major, regional clinical health science locations in Memphis, Knoxville, Chattanooga, and Nashville, as well as more than 100 clinical education sites across Tennessee. UTHSC is the largest educator of health care professionals in the state and operates the state's largest residency and fellowship advanced training programs. 

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